Jean Piveteau
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French scientist (1899–1991)
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Jean Piveteau | |
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| Born | (1899年09月23日)23 September 1899 |
| Died | 7 March 1991(1991年03月07日) (aged 91) |
| Occupation | Palaeontologist |
Jean Piveteau (23 September 1899 – 7 March 1991) was a distinguished French vertebrate paleontologist. He was elected to the French Academy of Sciences in 1956 and served as the institute's president in 1973.[1]
Legacy
[edit ]Two genera of Triassic fish, the actinopterygian Piveteaunotus and the actinistian Piveteauia , and a genus of Middle Jurassic theropod dinosaur, Piveteausaurus , are named in his honor.
References
[edit ]- ^ Institut de France Académie des sciences. "Membres". Archived from the original on 2009年05月25日. Retrieved 2009年05月29日.
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